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Show HORSES AND DOGS KILLED FOR FOOD Special Cable to The Tribune. BISKLIN, lr,,b. 5. With reference to n statement published recently regarding consumption of horse and doer flesh Iu Germany, the Morgenpost pub ishes official of-ficial statistics, according to which 130.-iJ75 130.-iJ75 horses and OSG'J dogs were slaughtered in Germany in 1008. showing, ns regurds horses, n slight Increase on the figures for 1007. but a deccraae of 10.000 on those of 1000 and. as regards dogs, dr-crenses of ninety-nine In 1007 and ir.O in ltiOC Thee was certainly an increase In the consumption of horse and dog nosh u 1009 the result of increased prices In the 'bettor elass of meats. During the Hist nine months of 1009, L217 more horses and 107 mora dogs were slaughtered slaugh-tered than in tho eoi-rcsponning period pe-riod of 100S. Tnklng an average of 10,-000 10,-000 horse.? and 7000 dogs slaughtered an-nua'ly an-nua'ly th? total vearly consumption In Germany amounts to alioul 15.000 pounds or' horse flesh and 140,000 pounds of dog llesh. |